Alumni
This startup is helping the insurance industry understand autonomous vehicles
Self-driving cars need to be insured if they’re going to become part of our daily lives. Koop Technologies, formed by international students at Pitt-Bradford, is collecting the data to make it happen.
Pitt students help launch a Hollywood-based entertainment company
One of One Entertainment launched in November.
Watch: The Pitt Time Capsule Project tracked the Class of 2021 from start to finish
Nine students shared how their lives changed in this Student Affairs video series.
This alum is making Pittsburgh’s roads more accessible for cyclists and pedestrians
Mateus Martins approaches traffic engineering with a focus on equity.
A Pitt alumnus on his much more than 'OK' career
A phone call from the governor changed Samuel McCullough’s life. Now he’s giving back to help change lives at his alma mater.
11 Pitt veterans who made a major impact
Learn about how these military greats, from the author of the GI Bill of Rights to a former Army Surgeon General, shaped the world — and how Pitt shaped them.
Jessica R. Thompson wins doctoral award for community health planning and policy development
The American Public Health Association recognized Thompson for ground-breaking work that benefits under-studied population.
A pro bono past in Pittsburgh’s Orphans’ Court inspired an alum’s new book
With “The Heiress of Pittsburgh,” Duquesne University President Ken Gormley (A&S ’77) has earned himself a new job title: novelist.
Alumnus Johannes John-Langba appointed regional VP for Africa at the World Federation for Mental Health
John-Langba’s research area is on the psychosocial dimensions of the COVID-19 pandemic among university students and its impact on carers of persons with mental and neurological disorders.
Adam Alvarez (EDUC ’18G) receives research award
He received the 2021 Review of Research Award for his article, “Seeing Race in the Research on Youth Trauma and Education.”

